• Improve MBTA service and MBTA and Amtrak operational flexibility: Currently 30% of inbound commuter trains bypassRuggles Station requiring a transfer at Back Bay Station to the Orange Line to get back to Ruggles. By adding a new platform toservice Track 2, more MBTA Commuter Rail users will be able to directly access Ruggles Station.• Improve station accessibility: Four existing elevators will be replaced and a new elevator will be added to improve stationaccessibility.• SGR: Address interior and exterior repairs and improvements to bring the facility up to a State of Good Repair.

"Trying to solve congestion by making roadways wider is like trying to solve obesity by buying bigger pants."--Charles Marohn